Can the King of England hold his nerve to embrace his duty, command his men and lead his country to victory in France? Shakespeare’s great play of nationhood investigates the bloody horrors of war and the turbulence of a land in crisis.

Michael Hadley’s stage work includes King Lear, Piaf and Othello (Donmar Warehouse), The Tempest and Heroes (Watermill Theatre) and Coriolanus and The Canterbury Tales (RSC). His screen credits include Fair Cop, Mrs Biggs, The Invisible Woman and The Boat That Rocked.

Since being runner-up in I’d Do Anything, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s TV search for a Nancy for Cameron Mackintosh’s revival of Oliver!, Jessie Buckley has appeared on stage in The Tempest (Shakespeare’s Globe) and A Little Night Music (Menier Chocolate Factory/Garrick Theatre).

Prasanna Puwanarajah’s theatre credits include Sixty Six Books (Bush Theatre), Emperor and Galilean, Hamlet and London Assurance (National Theatre) and Twelfth Night (RSC). He has also appeared on television in Silk and The Sarah Jane Adventures.